Improvement of the Mental State / Self-Judgment of the Success of the Epilepsy Treatment

Investigated were 56 severely epileptic ill pa­tients in a special hospital for epilepsy. In the experimental group 34 of these patients re­ceived in addition to the conventional thera­pies a treatment with Medical Resonance Therapy Music®, in the control group 22 pa­tients received the conventional drug treat­ment only.

Medical Resonance Therapy Music®
Group

The application of the Medical Resonance Therapy Music® Group were considered by the patients in 90% of the treatments as suc­cess­ful, in 6,7% of the treatments as undefined and in 3,3% as negative.

The change of the mental state was judged by the patients according to the following cri­te­ria:

a calming effect

a raising of the spirits

reducing frequent mood swings

release of tension

release of unrest

reduced violent outbursts of
temper

reduced irritability

a general improvement
of the state of health

Control Group

Here the patients judged 35% of the con­ven­tional treatments as successful, 35% of the treatments were experienced as undefined in effect and 30% of the treatments were judged as negative.